The Longest Day in Chang'an

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Season 1 — The Longest Day in Chang'an

长安十二时辰 cháng'ān shí'èr shíchén

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Vocabulary

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云游 雲遊 yún yóu to wander (typically of an errant priest) ∼HSK 3
传话 傳話 chuán huà to pass on a story; to communicate a message ∼HSK 3
婚配 婚配 hūn pèi to marry ∼HSK 3
耳 耳 ěr ear; merely, only; handle ∼HSK 3
有空 有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth) ∼HSK 3
气死 氣死 qì sǐ to infuriate; to be furious; to die from an excess of anger ∼HSK 3
指路 指路 zhǐ lù to give directions ∼HSK 3
证词 證詞 zhèng cí testimony ∼HSK 3
美酒 美酒 měi jiǔ good wine; fine liquor ∼HSK 3
大叔 大叔 dà shū eldest of father's younger brothers; uncle (term used to address a man about the age of one's father) ∼HSK 3
新任 新任 xīn rèn newly-appointed; newly elected; new (in a political office) ∼HSK 3
居心 居心 jū xīn to harbor (evil) intentions; to be bent on; a tranquil heart or mind ∼HSK 3
逾 踰 yú go over, pass over, exceed ∼HSK 3
亲口 親口 qīn kǒu one's own mouth; fig. in one's own words; to say sth personally ∼HSK 3
难保 難保 nán bǎo hard to say; can't guarantee; difficult to protect; difficult to preserve ∼HSK 3
杨 楊 Yáng willow, poplar, aspen; surname ∼HSK 3
代为 代為 dài wéi to do sth on behalf of sb else ∼HSK 3
历练 歷練 lì liàn to learn through experience; experience; practiced; experienced ∼HSK 3
死活 死活 sǐ huó life or death; fate; no matter what; anyway; for the life of me ∼HSK 3
付钱 付錢 fù qián to pay money ∼HSK 3
真香 真香 zhēn xiāng awesome (expression of approval used hypocritically after bitching about the exact same thing earlier) (neologism c. 2014) ∼HSK 3
不实 不實 bù shí untruthful; untrue ∼HSK 3
由不得 由不得 yóu bu de cannot help; to be beyond control of ∼HSK 3
帮衬 幫襯 bāng chèn to help; to assist financially ∼HSK 3
光是 光是 guāng shì solely; just ∼HSK 3
邻人 鄰人 lín rén neighbor ∼HSK 3
邦 邦 bāng nation, country, state ∼HSK 3
心力 心力 xīn lì mental and physical efforts ∼HSK 3
相近 相近 xiāng jìn close; similar to ∼HSK 3
相争 相爭 xiāng zhēng to vie against one another; to fight each other; mutual aggression ∼HSK 3
化名 化名 huà míng to go by an alias; to assume a false name; alias; pseudonym; assumed name ∼HSK 3
亲信 親信 qīn xìn (often pejorative) trusted aide; confidant; to put one's trust in (sb) ∼HSK 3
心性 心性 xīn xìng one's nature; temperament ∼HSK 3
金银 金銀 jīn yín gold and silver ∼HSK 3
不胜 不勝 bù shèng cannot bear or stand; be unequal to; very; extremely ∼HSK 3
马脚 馬腳 mǎ jiǎo sth one wishes to conceal; the cat (as in "let the cat out of the bag") ∼HSK 3
相交 相交 xiāng jiāo to cross over (e.g. traffic); to intersect; to make friends ∼HSK 3
衣裙 衣裙 yī qún female clothing ∼HSK 3
世道 世道 shì dào the ways of the world; the morals of the time ∼HSK 3
紧要 緊要 jǐn yào critical; crucial; vital ∼HSK 3
意趣 意趣 yì qù interest; point of particular charm and interest ∼HSK 3
会合 會合 huì hé to meet; to rendezvous; to merge; to link up; meeting; confluence ∼HSK 3
眼线 眼線 yǎn xiàn informer; snitch; spy; scout; (cosmetics) eye line ∼HSK 3
报时 報時 bào shí to give the correct time ∼HSK 3
深渊 深淵 shēn yuān abyss ∼HSK 3
当值 當值 dāng zhí to be on duty ∼HSK 3
控 控 kòng accuse, charge; control ∼HSK 3
老爷子 老爺子 lǎo yé zi my (your etc) old father; polite appellation for an elderly male ∼HSK 3
终老 終老 zhōng lǎo to spend one's last years ∼HSK 3
全员 全員 quán yuán all personnel; the whole staff ∼HSK 3